Wooden Churches of Maramureş

Painted churches, fortified churches, wooden churches... Romania is a country with wonderful and diversified churches

Wooden Churches of Maramures

These eight churches are outstanding examples of a range of architectural solutions from different periods and areas. They show the variety of designs and craftsmanship adopted in these narrow, high, timber constructions with their characteristic tall, slim clock towers at the western end of the building, either single- or double-roofed and covered by shingles. As such, they are a particular vernacular expression of the cultural landscape of this mountainous area of northern Romania. - in: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/904/

The 8 churches (in red the ones in the postcard):

• Church of the Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple, Bârsana
• Church of Saint Nicholas, Budesti
• Church of the Holy Paraskeva, Desești
• Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Ieud
• Church of the Holy Archangels, Plopiș
• Church of the Holy Parasceve, Poienile Izei
• Church of the Holy Archangels, Rogoz
• Church of the Holy Archangels, Surdesti